Yes, it is true! You can teach your kids piano almost for free. Lisa, at learnpianoonline has a wonderful program that resulted in our 7-year-old reaching Lesson 7 over the course of a year and a half. Lisa’s program is free for the first 5 lessons. The beautiful thing about this is that you will get ample time to know how much interest the child really has in learning piano. Thus, one can decide whether to continue with it, without having to spend any money in advance. The biggest bang for the buck is that by the end of Lesson 5, the kid will have a firm grasp on the timing of the note, reading sheet music and be well on the way to absorb immediately from a live teacher.

Here are some things that worked well for us:

- Make sure that the parent who teaches is always at least a Lesson ahead of the child. The fact that the parent had to practice just as much made the child realize the need for practice and patience while at it.

- At the end of Lesson 5, we could sense the child’s interest and so we upgraded to the Yamaha P65 Digital Piano (current version - Yamaha P45) from the Casio CTK-515 keyboard (current version - Casio CTK-2400). This was a very rewarding experience for the child as it was well and truly earned. We felt good too.

- At the after-school day care potluck party, our kid played one of the songs from Lesson 5 and the appreciation from the parents who attended the program made us all especially proud.

- Last but not the least, Lisa gives excellent support for you and provides an immediate response. Her commitment for the program to be successful is noteworthy.

Note: Now, there are several such programs offered online. Check them out to decide on the best option. In certain situations, self-teaching might also work out.